Preface to the Lanting Pavilion is not only the rhyme beauty of tiny space, but also the whole rhyme beauty. It is well-organized, versatile, changeable and restrained, showing a leisurely bearing from beginning to end, giving people an elegant and fresh artistic feeling.
Wang Xizhi's words are restrained and subtle, vigorous and beautiful, while The Preface to the Lanting Pavilion is unique and natural, with different sizes and shapes, and there is no trace of deliberate carving, "out of nature". Every word is endowed with vitality by Wang Xizhi, whether static or moving, or lying or lying down. The laughter, laughter and anger in his word form are detached and free and easy. Static words, dynamic soul can be seen. What was the basis of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and the mood of writing at that time? Within the width of a ruler, "a group of talents will arrive."
About the author:
Wang Xizhi (AD 303-36 1), Han nationality, was born in Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong), and later moved to Yin Shan (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). Because Wang Xizhi was a right-wing general, he was called "Wang Youjun" and "Wang Huiji" in the world. Wang Jian is good at learning from various styles of Li, Cao, Kai and Xing. He carefully studied the style of writing, imitated it with his heart and hands, learned from others, prepared for the full-text style, and got rid of the style of writing in Han and Wei Dynasties.
Unique and far-reaching. Created a running script of "nature is natural, rich in gods and the world". His representative works include: Lun Yi in regular script, Huang Tingjing, Seventeen Notes in cursive script, menstruation Notes, Clearing Notes in Snow, Mourning Notes, Preface to Lanting Collection in regular script, etc. He was a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was honored as a "book saint" by later generations. Together with his son Wang Xianzhi, he is called "Two Kings".